Machu Picchu before and after…
For an interesting perspective into how much restoration has taken place at Machu Picchu, independent American researcher and explorer Paolo Greer suggests watching a B-movie classic, Secret of the Incas.
History
Casta paintings: Historical testament of the African diaspora in Peru
Most Peru tours focus almost exclusively on the Inca, but it is a little known fact that Afro-Peruvian heritage represents a cornerstone of Peruvian culture.
The story of the bewitching Perricholi
In a verdant valley outside the provincial capital city of Huanuco lies the “village of bewitchment” Tomayquichua, the legendary birth place of one of Peru’s most famous Colonial-era women, Micaela Villegas, the “Perricholi.”
Weather Channel could learn something from the Inca and their descendants
Click on this link if you're interested in a Cusco & Machu Picchu vacation with a special focus on Inca astronomy, mythology and the incredible constellations of the South American sky.
